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Stuart Pigott

Stuart Pigott

After getting a master’s degree in cultural history from the Royal College of Art in London in 1986 Stuart Pigott realized that the only way he could earn a living was to write about wine.

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He has lived in Germany for almost 30 years and although his name is most closely associated with the wines of the Rhine and Mosel he has undertaken in-depth research in regions as widely contrasting as the Médoc in Bordeaux, Hua Hin in Thailand and Northern Michigan in the USA. In 2008-09 Pigott was a guest student at the famous Geisenheim wine school in Germany and combines the scientific approach he learned there with hardcore gonzo journalism inspired by the works of Hunter S. Thompson. He is a contributing editor to www.JamesSuckling.com, the wine columnist of the Sunday edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany’s equivalent of the New York Times) and has his own blog, www.stuartpigott.com.

Paula Redes Sidore

Paula Redes Sidore
Paula Redes Sidore first fell hard down the Riesling rabbit hole shortly after arriving in Berlin, Germany in 2002 with a freshly minted Master's Degree in Creative Writing from George Mason University, a five-week-old baby and, like so many Americans, no knowledge of German wine.

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He has lived in Germany for almost 30 years and although his name is most closely associated with the wines of the Rhine and Mosel he has undertaken in-depth research in regions as widely contrasting as the Médoc in Bordeaux, Hua Hin in Thailand and Northern Michigan in the USA. In 2008-09 Pigott was a guest student at the famous Geisenheim wine school in Germany and combines the scientific approach he learned there with hardcore gonzo journalism inspired by the works of Hunter S. Thompson. He is a contributing editor to www.JamesSuckling.com, the wine columnist of the Sunday edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany’s equivalent of the New York Times) and has his own blog, www.stuartpigott.com.

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She went on to receive her Sommelier certification through both the IHK (Koblenz) and the Court of Masters (London). Marrying words and wine, she launched www.weinstory.de, a translation agency dedicated to improving the international presence of German winemakers and the German wine industry. Her articles have appeared in Jancis Robinson’s Purple Pages, Der Feinschmecker and numerous online trade publications. After 14 years in the big city, she recently moved to Bonn to be closer to the woods, the winegrowers and the vineyards.

Cathrin Trost

Cathrin Trost

After training as a restaurant specialist at the Geisel private hotels in Munich, Cathrin Trost worked at the Munich institution Geisels Weingalerie for almost nine years and successfully completed her sommelier training at the IHK Munich in 2017.

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In the course of her further training, she took part in the Meininger Verlag competition and secured the title "Germany's Best Junior Sommelier" in 2017.

In 2019 she was drawn both privately and professionally to Lake Constance, where she took over the service at the Karrisma restaurant (Lindau). She also offers private wine consultations and tastings for your own living room under the motto "ProstFrauTrost".


 

Peter Eichhorn

Peter Eichhorn
Peter Eichhorn never jogs; otherwise he would spill his martini. As an author of specialist drinks, he explores the fermenting vats, barrel cellars and distilleries of this world.

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In the course of her further training, she took part in the Meininger Verlag competition and secured the title "Germany's Best Junior Sommelier" in 2017.

In 2019 she was drawn both privately and professionally to Lake Constance, where she took over the service at the Karrisma restaurant (Lindau). She also offers private wine consultations and tastings for your own living room under the motto "ProstFrauTrost".v


 

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He was born in Augsburg in 1970, studied history in Bonn and Berlin and now lives in and loves the capital as an independent culinary reporter. As an author, he is dedicated to contemporary and historical Berlin as well as to enjoyment for such specialist publications as Falstaff, Bier & Brauhaus, EssPress, Bier Bars & Brauer and Mixology - Magazin für Barkultur. Author of 15 books, including From Ale to Zwickel - The ABC of Beer, Cocktailian Beer and Mixology Bar Guide.

He is a moderator and juror at drinks and bar competitions and also works as an international bar tester. Distillates, cocktail bars and beer are not only his profession but also his passion. In addition to lectures on culinary history, he also celebrates seminars on beer, spirits, bar history and he moderates tastings.